Last Saturday, a 17 year old Icelandic student named Adda Þóreyjardóttir Smáradóttir tweeted news about the upcoming “Free the Nipple” day at her school. A male friend of hers then posted a photo of his bare …

Kindergarten teacher Sonya Romero from Lew Wallace Elementary School recently was invited on The Ellen Show after producers learned about the amazing work she has done (and continues to do) in her classroom. Ellen started …

For three years, writer Faith D’Aluisio and Photographer Peter Menzel (who are also a married couple) traveled the globe together looking to discover and learn more about what average people eat on a day …

When many of us hear the words “school lunch,” it immediately evokes thoughts of cardboard pizza with tomato sauce, chicken (hopefully?) nuggets, tater-tots, and other American classics being served in school dinning halls …

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On our final day at the Aregash Lodge in Ethiopia, the owner came over and said, “God works in mysterious ways… The Water Minister of Ethiopia surprised me with a visit today. He came all the way from Addis Ababa.”

Water Demonstration. -Photo by Lori Dorman

We held an impromptu meeting at the lodge where the minister and his associates sat and watched a filter demonstration. This was the first … Keep Reading!!!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Houston Waves for Water Fundraiser to bring clean water to Ethiopia. It was a blast!

Kayla and Omar Dar of Baby’s Breastie and Fayye Foundation put the entire event together in six short weeks. Because of their dedication to the clean water project in Ethiopia, we were able to bring people of all walks of life together to raise $7000, which in turn will bring 7000 … Keep Reading!!!

In 2004 an Ethiopian teenage girl named Etenesh Ermias traveled from her neighborhood in Kalsho to Addis Ababa to find work. While there she became pregnant and returned home. In September 2005 a baby boy was born. His given name translates to mean“the brightest light at the break of day.” Unable to care for and feed her child, he

Ethiopian Airlines found out about the nonprofit work we were doing in Ethiopia, and not only discounted our tickets, but upgraded us for free. (Ethiopian Airlines is a very patriotic business; they are still an Ethiopian company and like to see … Keep Reading!!!

Terry whatever you do, do not drop food on your lap. The outcome will not be pretty.

It has come to my attention that many people are deterred by working with groups of people on specific humanitarian projects because they think the mood is too somber. It makes sense, because when people come back and present what they’ve done in various areas of the world they are actually wanting to show the hard work they’ve done, and they are … Keep Reading!!!